Cab driver, fuel extreme cheap

The cab driver drives all the day a car, nevertheless are the expenses for fuel far less than the taxes for human work.






For a cab driver with only 1500.-EUR brutto salary, according to Austrian tax law 2009, the company hat to pay 11833,92 EUR taxes, taxes to foce companies to employ less humans. Compared to this costs is the fuel extrem cheap.

  Fuel expenses for 60.000 kms a year


The table is based on 1.-EUR for one litre Diesel or gasoline, 20 Cent per kWh electric power. It shows the grotesque asymmetry between energy costs and taxes for human work.

Vehicle Consumption 100km Cost per year
6 zylinder automatic gasoline 12 litre 7200.-EUR
Diesel 8 litre 4800.-EUR
Toyota Prius 6 litre 3600.-EUR
BYD F3 DM 16 kWh 1920.-EUR

  Energy costs only with 8 cylinder SUV as high as taxes for human work


The cab driver has to drive an 8 zylinder SUV, to have same expenses for the fuel and for taxes on human work.

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